Introduction
A Bank is a Financial Institution that accepts deposits (in the form of cash/ online transfers), creates credit on the deposits and lends money to the borrowers at a specified rate of interest. Indian Public Sector Banks are those banks whose majority stake (>50%) is held by the Government of India. The shares of these Indian Public Sector Banks are listed on stock exchanges. Static GK is very important section in several bank related exams like IBPS, SBI and other bank related employment exams have banking awareness questions along with general awareness section.
The Banking Awareness section primarily has questions related to the History of Banking, Banking Terms, Banking Products, Functions of Banks, Banks and their Taglines, Schemes, Committees related to Banking, Headquarters of Banks, most recent Banking News, Apps launched by Banks, New Schemes, Monetary Policies etc.
The article Banks and Headquarters presents the list of banks with their Headquarters, Tag lines, and MD and CEO for both Public sector and Private sector bank.
Banks
| Bank Name | Headquarters | Tagline | CEO & MD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allahabad Bank | Kolkata | A Tradition of Trust | Usha Ananthasubramanian |
| Andhra Bank | Hyderabad | Where India Banks | Suresh N. Patel |
| Bank of Baroda | Vadodara | A Tradition of Trust | P. S. Jayakumar |
| Bank of India | Mumbai | Relationship beyond banking | Dinabandhu Mohapatra |
| Bank of Maharashtra | Pune | One family one bank | Ravindra Prabhakar Marathe |
| Canara Bank | Bangalore | Together We Can | Rakesh Sharma |
| Central Bank of India | Mumbai | Central To you Since 1911 | Rajeev Rishi |
| Corporation Bank | Mangalore | A Premier Public Sector Bank, Prosperity for all | Jai Kumar Garg |
| Dena Bank | Trusted Family Bank | Ashwani Kumar | Rajeev Rishi |
| Indian Bank | Chennai | Your Tech- Friendly Bank, Taking Banking Technology to the Common Man, Your Own Bank. | Kishore Kharat |
| Indian Overseas Bank | Chennai | Good people to grow with | R. Subramaniakumar |
| IDBI Bank | Mumbai | Banking For All, “Aao SocheinBada” | Mahesh Jain |
| Oriental Bank of Commerce | Gurugram | Where every individual is committed | Mukesh Kumar Jain |
| Punjab National Bank | New Delhi | The name you can bank upon | Sunil Mehta |
| Punjab & Sind Bank | New Delhi | Where service is a way of life | Jatinder Bir Singh |
| Syndicate Bank | Manipal (Karnataka) | Your Faithful And Friendly Financial Partner | Melwyn Rogo |
| UCO Bank | Kolkata | Honours Your Trust | Ravikishan Thakkar |
| Union Bank of India | Kolkata | Honours Your Trust | Ravikishan Thakkar |
| Union Bank of India | Mumbai | Good People to Bank with | Rajkiran Rai G |
| United Bank of India | Kolkata | The Bank that begins with “U”. | Pavankumar Bajaj |
| Vijaya Bank | Bangalore | A friend you can bank on | R.A.Sankara Narayan |
| State Bank of India | Mumbai | With you all the way, Pure Banking Nothing Else, The Nation’s banks on us | Rajnish Kumar |
| State Bank of Bikaner and Jaipur | Jaipur | The Bank with a vision | |
| State Bank of Hyderabad | Hyderabad | You can always bank on us | |
| State Bank of Mysore | Bangalore | Working for a better tomorrow | |
| State Bank of Patiala | Hyderabad | Blending Modernity with Tradition | |
| State Bank of Travancore | Thiruvananthapuram | A long Tradition of Trust | |
| Bhartiya Mahila Bank | New Delhi | Empowering Women, Empowering India. |
| Bank Name | Headquarters | Tagline | CEO & MD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Axis Bank | Mumbai | Badhti Ka naam Zindagi | Shikha Sharma |
| Dhanlaxmi Bank | Thrissur, Kerala | Tann. Mann. Dhan | G. Sreeram |
| ICICI Bank | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Hum Hai Na, Khyal Apka | Chanda Kochhar |
| J & K Bank | Srinagar, J&K | Serving to Empower | P R Seshadri |
| Karur Vysya Bank | Karur, Tamil Nadu | Smart Way to Bank | Parvez Ahmad |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Let’s Make Money Simple | Uday Kotak |
| Lakshmi Vilas Bank | Karur, Tamil Nadu | The changing face of prosperity | Parvez Ahmad |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Let’s Make Money Simple | Parthasarathi Mukherjee |
| South Indian Bank | Karur, Tamil Nadu | Thrissur, Kerala | Experience next generation banking |
| Kotak Mahindra Bank | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Let’s Make Money Simple | V.G. Mathew |
| Yes Bank | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Experience our Expertise | Rana Kapoor |
| Karnataka Bank | Mangalore | Your Family Bank, Across India | M. S Mahabaleshwara |
| Bandhan Bank | Kolkata, West Bengal | Aapka Bhala, Sabki Bhalai | Chandra Shekhar Ghosh |
| Catholic Syrian Bank | Thrissur, Kerala | Support all the way | CVR Rajendran |
| City Union Bank | Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu | Trust and Excellence- Since 1904 | Dr. N. Kamakodi |
| DCB Bank | Mumbai, Maharashtra | We Value You | Murali M. Natrajan |
| Federal Bank | Kochi, Kerala | Your Perfect Banking Partner | Shyam Srinivasan |
| IndusInd Bank | Mumbai, Maharashtra | We Make You Feel Richer | Romesh Sobti |
| IDFC Bank | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Banking Hatke | Dr. Rajiv B.Lall |
| Nainital Bank | Nainital, Uttarakhand | Banking with personal touch | Mukesh Sharma |
| RBL Bank | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Apno ka Bank | Vishwavir Ahuja |
| Tamilnadu Mercantile Bank Limited | Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu | Be a step ahead of life | K.V. Rama Moorthy |
| Bank Name | Headquarters | Tagline | CEO & MD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard Chartered Bank | London, UK | Your Right Partner | Bill Winters (UK), Zarin Daruwala(India) |
| Bank of America | Charlotte, USA | Higher Standards, Bank of Opportunity | Brian Moynihan (USA) , Kaku Nakhate (India) |
| BNP Paribas | Paris, France | The Bank for the changing world | Jean-Laurent Bonnafé (Paris), Joris Dierckx (India) |
| CITI Bank | New York, USA | The City never sleeps | Michael Corbat (USA), Pramit Jhaveri (India) |
| Deutsche Bank | Paris, France | A Passion to perform | John Cryan (Germany), Ravneet Gill (India) |
| HSBC | London, UK | The world’s local bank | John Flint (UK), Jayant Rikhye (India) |
| Royal Bank of Scotland | Edinburgh, United Kingdom | With you all the way | Ross McEwan (UK), Brijesh Mehra (India) |
| DBS Bank | Marina Bay, Singapore | Living, Breathing Asia | Piyush Gupta (Singapore), Surojit Shome (India) |
| Barclays | London, UK | Fluent in finance | Jes Staley (UK), Ram Gopal (India) |
| JPMorgan Chase Bank | New York, United States | The right relationship is everything | Jamie Dimon (USA), Kalpan Morparia (India) |
| State Bank of Mauritius | Port Louis, Mauritius | Raj Dussoye (Mauritius), Siby Sebastian (India) | |
| Rabobank | Utrecht, Netherlands | A Bank with Ideas | Todd Charteris (Netherlands), Jaideep Singh (India) |
| Bank of Ceylon | Colombo, Sri Lanka | The Bank you can trust | Senarath Bandara |
| Bank Name | Headquarters | Tagline | CEO & MD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reserve Bank of India (RBI) -Money Market | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Urjit patel (Governor) | |
| Export Credit Guarantee Corporation of India (ECGC) | Mumbai, Maharashtra | You focus on exports. We cover the risks | Geetha Muraidhar |
| India Infrastructure Finance Company Ltd (IIFCL) | Chennai, India | Pankaj Jain | |
| Export-Import Bank of India (EXIM Bank) | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Yaduvendra Mathur | |
| Small Industries Development Bank of India(SIDBI) | Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh | KARE PRAYAS , PAYE VIKAS | Mohammad Mustafa |
| National Housing Bank (NHB) | New Delhi | Sriram Kalyanaraman | |
| Industrial Finance Corporation of India (IFCI) | New Delhi | Malay Mukherjee | |
| National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Harsh Kumar Bhanwala | |
| Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) | Hyderabad, Telangana | T S Vijayan ( Feb 20th Retired) | |
| Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI) - Capital Market | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Ajay Tyagi | |
| National Payments Corporation of India (NPCI) | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Dilip Asbe (Temporary) | |
| Pension Fund Regulatory And Development Authority (PFRDA) | New Delhi | Hemant Contractor | |
| Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI) | New Delhi | Naveen N.D Gupta (President) | |
| Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) | New Delhi | Pankaj Patel (President) | |
| Foods safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) | New Delhi | Pawan Kumar Agarwal | |
| Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) | New Delhi | Ram Sewak Sharma | |
| Directorate General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) | New Delhi | B S Bhullar | |
| Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Prasoon Joshi | |
| Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) | New Delhi | Subhash Chandra Garg (Chairman) | |
| Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) | New Delhi | Subhash Chandra Garg (Chairman) | |
| Financial Stability and Development Council (FSDC) | New Delhi | Arun Jaitley (Chairman) | |
| Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS) | New Delhi | Surina Rajan (Director General) | |
| Advertising Standards Council of India (ASCI) | Mumbai, Maharashtra | Srinivasan K. Swamy (Chairman) | |
| Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) | Mumbai, Maharashtra | C K Khanna (President) | |
| Central Board of Direct Taxes (CBDT) | New Delhi | Sushil Chandra (Chairman) (Till May 31st 2018) | |
| Central Board of Indirect Taxes & Customs (CBEC) | New Delhi | Vanaja N. Sarna (Chairperson) | |
| Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) | New Delhi | Shobana Kamineni (President) | |
| National Association of Software and Services Companies (NASSCOM) | New Delhi | Raman Roy (Chairman) | |
| Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (ASSOCHAM) | New Delhi | Sandeep Jajodia |